When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left I buy food and clothes--Desiderius Erasmus...
A room without books is like a body without a soul--Cicero...
You know you've read a good book when you turn the last page and feel a little as if you have lost a friend--Paul Sweeney...

Friday, March 30

I finished reading the three Victoria Dahl books this week. As I was reading them I realized I now live in a rather insulated bubble, that revolves around home, school and church. This bubble is probably why I had massive issues with all three of these books, the first one in particular.

To be perfectly honest, I did NOT like any of the Donovans. When you dislike 3 of the 6 main characters it's not likely you're going to be overly fond of the books. I understood their motivations, but I still couldn't warm to any of them.

I don't have enough time this morning to go into details, maybe I'll get back to it later. In the mean time...

Thursday, March 22

Not much reading going on this week. Junior is now in the 5th grade and is playing soccer, baseball and has a speaking part in the school's spring play. Yes, I know he's a little over scheduled this spring, but the rest of the year isn't as bad. In the fall it's only soccer, winter is basketball, and summer is basketball again.

It has been incredibly warm in our area, today we are expecting temperatures in the 80's. Junior gets to wear his "summer" uniform, which is shorts and a polo/golf shirt. The kids love getting out of their white dress shirts and ties--though the other day he admitted to me that he thinks the dress uniforms make him look "snazzy".

I'm vacillating on whether or not to get the new JR Ward Black Brotherhood book. Hated the last one, but maybe not enough to put me off the series completely, and isn't this book Tohr's??

I just hopped over to Kristi's blog and she is also recommending the Victoria Dahl books that Rosario liked. I'll be heading over to Amazon for downloads sometime soon :)

Friday, March 16

This week I finished When Maiden's Mourn by CS Harris and Hunting Season by Liz Carlyle. When Maiden's Mourn is part of the Sebastian St. Cyr series and once again CS Harris is wonderful. Hunting Season is an older book/novella. I don't remember ever reading it before, so I'm thinking it was part of a "novella" book with 2 or 3 other stories.

I finished Hunting Season this morning and expect to start the new Madeline Hunter tonight--I've no clue to the title, I've discovered since I've started reading on the kindle I seem to have become very vague to book titles, probably because I don't physically have the book in my hands.

I checked out the Cecilia Grant book that Rosario recommended, it reminded me of the Lorraine Heath book that was out last year--the title escapes me (the kindle is downstairs and my computer is up, and I'm too lazy to run down and get it :) It sounds good, so that may be next. After that I might try the Courtney Milan books, but the first has a courtesan heroine, not my favorite storyline, but I think I'll give it a try anyway.

I just visited Wendy's TBR Challenge post and holy cow, there are a whole bunch of blogs I've never heard of, I'm truly out of the loop, but at some point I'm going to try to visit all of them.

Saturday, March 10

It's been 11 months since I visited my own blog--truly pathetic.

I'd like to say I'm super busy, I'm reading--not a lot of new romance, rereading old favorites and I've started reading more mystery, but the reality is I've had no real interest in blogging. I occasionally visit old favorites, like Wendy and Kristi, and I do go to Dear Author several times a week, to see what's going on in the romance reading world. Unfortunately when I read the reviews at DA, I have no interest in the books--is it me or is mediocrity ruling romance right now?

I miss my on-line friends and I'm sure I'm missing some great reads and would love to get back into the swing of things.

So, if any one happens by leave a book recommendation--it will be greatly appreciated.